HATTIESBURG — Years after Wesley Medical Center filed a lawsuit against AAA Ambulance Service, its CEO Wade Spruill and Forrest General for allegedly denying local residents their choice of hospitals for trauma care, a judge has ruled in Forrest General’s favor, according to Forrest General. “Wesley conceded that it did not have valid claims against Forrest […] [...]

Bradley S. Clanton of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has been appointed chair of the Civil Appellate Practice Committee of the Mississippi Bar’s recently launched Appellate Section. Clanton is a shareholder in Baker Donelson’s Jackson and Washington, D.C. offices. He has served as chief counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on […] [...]

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has added Adria Hertwig in its Jackson office. Hertwig joins the firm as an associate in the advocacy department where she assists clients on a variety of business-related litigation matters. She is a 2012 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where she […] [...]

William N. Reed, of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been re-elected to the board of directors of TerraLex, a global legal network of law firms that collaborate to provide timely and excellent representation around the globe. This will be Reed’s third term serving on the board. A shareholder in […] [...]

Ben C. Adams, chairman and CEO of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., has been named one of the 10 “Most Innovative Managing Partners” in the country by Law360. Law360 recognized Adams for his frequent and varied methods of communication with Baker Donelson employees to ensure a culture of transparency, noting that his approach […] [...]

William N. Reed of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been re-elected to the board of directors of TerraLex, a global legal network of law firms that collaborate to provide timely and excellent representation around the globe. A shareholder in the firm’s Jackson office, Reed concentrates his practice in the […] [...]

Three shareholders in the Jackson office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, have been selected as Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. They are Sheryl Bey, David F. Maron and William N. Reed. Bey concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation, bad faith insurance defense, insurance coverage and contract disputes. She has been […] [...]

Robert E. Hauberg Jr., shareholder in the Jackson and Washington, D.C., offices of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, will serve as session chair of a General Counsel Compliance & Ethics Roundtable at the 59th American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. The roundtable-presented by the Compliance […] [...]

Stephanie M. Rippee of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been appointed co-chair of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Capital Area Bar Association (formerly the Hinds County Bar Association). The Women in the Profession Committee supports women lawyers by sponsoring programs and events that address issues of […] [...]

William N. Reed of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been selected to serve as a member of the faculty class for the 39th Annual International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy, which will take place July 30-Aug. 5, 2011, at Stanford Law School in California. The IADC Trial […] [...]